同语是一种普遍存在的语言现象和多学科共同关注的课题。在表面看来并不传达意义的同语在言语交际过程中能传达丰富的语用义。这些语用义可以在新认知语用学(关联理论[RT]和认知语言学[CL]的整合模式)的框架下得到合理解释。研究表明:在同语的理解方面,RT的模型理论可以解释同语的三种语境效果,包括语境假设的增强、完全冲突和部分冲突;在同语的生成方面,CL能够合理解释同语的使用动因。RT和CL优势互补,可以更加深入和全面地揭示同语的认知机制和语用功能。
Tautologies are ubiquitous and attracting attention from a wide range of disciplines. This seemingly meaningless construction can be used to convey a variety of pragmatic meanings which can be properly explained by neo-cognitive pragmatics, a theoretical model integrating insights from both relevance theory and cognitive linguistics. The comprehension of tautology, just like the comprehension of any other linguistic expressions or ostensive stimulus in general, is guided by the pursuit of optimal relevance. It is argued in this paper that through the marked construction of tautology, addresser intends to invoke some contextual effects in addressee, including strengthening, contradicting or partially contradicting contextual consumptions. And this process can be more specifically characterized by the notion of cognitive model in cognitive linguistics. It is also proposed that the main motivation of using tautology lies in its capability of cultivating intimacy between addresser and addressee.
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